This is the the other side of the houseGuys, we're in the middle of a storm here, with hailstorm and whatsoever, currently without any power supply, so it is unlikely that I'll manage to join the race, coz even if the power returns, I'll have to start counting the damages..
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OK. I confess.
Hard luck. I use the ACRLfuel app - might be worth a goIt was really nice and clean race, thank you all. Unfortunately my race finished few meters before the finish line
Oh no, that's really too bad. If you would be using Race Essentials I could send you an edited version that also has lap and fuel estimations for timed races (did that for myself because it has the fields for it but only calculates it with fixed laps).It was really nice and clean race, thank you all. Unfortunately my race finished few meters before the finish line
, just saw it in the replay, I actually thought you ended up sideways.) and second I did more damage to myself either way.
Although not every lap. Unfortunately, in one of those chases we came across an incident at the Dipper, which I managed to avoid firstly but got me a bad entry at the next corner, hence I hit the wall and spun. I quickly got the car pointing the right way again and was about to resume my race when I got hit from behind by 2 Mazdas battling each other. A racing incident but an unfortunate for all of us (apologies guys). I got the shorter stick there and lost those places but kept going nonetheless. A few laps later those two (can't tell for sure who) collided just before the Dipper, with one car spinning out at the wall and the other one continuing. I barely managed to avoid the spinning Mazda and could keep on. But that allowed Wayne to close in and pass me. The last laps I was at the back of a Mazda train stuck behind an Abarth, then something happened at the end of the last lap, at the chicane, and I managed to nab a place and finish where I started at the end. I had a blast losing a liter of sweat so thanks for the fun guys and to Han for the organisation. Great to have a large grid tonight. Congrats to the winners and podium finishers, looking forward to the next race... perhaps at The Glen? Hola Raul!Well, that was hour and a half of sweat, excitement and fun!
I gotta watch the replay to check exaclty what happened but I got involved in a couple of incidents that, of course, affected my race.
I qualified in the middle after not being able to put a faster lap than my PB on practice. Not bad considering the close times and the crowded grid. My start was good and without incidents until the last chicane (the chase), where I found myself in the middle of 3-wide between Fulvio and Dani (was it?). We managed to get through with me ahead and Dani on my heels, unfortunately he tipped me at the last corner, reason why I spun and ended up facing the wrong way at the start-finish line. I had to wait for traffic to pass to keep going. Dani was waiting at the first corner so we resumed our race, at the back but still in.
I had a couple of good chases, with Steve, Colin, Dani, Mika and Wayne through the race. That was the fun part, but keeping out of trouble was a challenge!
). Maybe karma acted haha but damn, in this community karma never helps me it seems By the way, I tried to push your car so that you could reverse and it seems it worked. At first, I thought of going reverse but Mika Hakala was approaching. I'm not sure if there were more alternatives haha We could have created a big traffic jam. Luckily, Mika Hakala could dodge the mess and overtook us both. In the next lap, I spun when I tried to overtake him in parallel, a kerb (+light touch with Mika?) unbalanced my car. I don't have the replay, but I'm sure I shouldn't have tried the move there. For a moment in my head, I thought Mika was giving me space because he would want to give back the position he gained just because of Raul's incident. My race was ruined by then, so being last and too far from what I should have been fighting I decided to quit.). Definitely, I need the championships and the points to get the motivation 
Those two Mazdas who hit you in the Dipper incident were Dani and me. But, when I saw you it looked like Dani had already hit you earlier, and you both were on the left side of the track, with your car turned 90 degrees and Dani apparently trying to get through you.Well, that was hour and a half of sweat, excitement and fun!
I gotta watch the replay to check exaclty what happened but I got involved in a couple of incidents that, of course, affected my race.
I qualified in the middle after not being able to put a faster lap than my PB on practice. Not bad considering the close times and the crowded grid. My start was good and without incidents until the last chicane (the chase), where I found myself in the middle of a 3-wide, between Fulvio and Dani (was it?). We managed to get through with me ahead and Dani on my heels, unfortunately he tipped me at the last corner, reason why I spun and ended up facing the wrong way at the start-finish line. I had to wait for traffic to pass to rejoin. Dani was waiting at the first corner so we resumed our race, at the back but still in.
I had a couple of good chases, with Steve, Colin, Dani, Mika and Wayne throughout the race. That was the fun part, but keeping out of trouble was a challenge!
Ah no problem, probably I would've given you back the position* but of course I wasn't expecting you to do that. So the reason was that you had touched a wall, ok, I hadn't noticed it, that's why I had thought about the previous crash. All clear nowThose two Mazdas who hit you in the Dipper incident were Dani and me. But, when I saw you it looked like Dani had already hit you earlier, and you both were on the left side of the track, with your car turned 90 degrees and Dani apparently trying to get through you.
I saw there was room on the right and tried to avoid you both, but then you tried to get moving again and closed the gap on the right. I had no way avoiding the hit anymore, sorry about that.
On the next lap I touched a wall which enabled Dani to get partly alongside me, but when trying to overtake me he apparently understeered(?) into the back corner of my car and spun. It was an unfortunate end to that fight.
Dani: I was not trying to give you space, if others have incidents you take the advantage. I've never had anyone given me a position back after an incident I've been in, unless they've been the faulty part in that same incident.
BUT: from the replay I noticed I was squeezing you against the wall right after I had gotten through Raul's car, I'm sorry about that. I didn't even notice I was doing that, and if I had noticed then I would have let you pass.
I wish we could have enjoyed a battle, we three had very similar paces and better than the positions where we were, I believe :/
I probably would have given you the position, if I had known what had happened. I thought it was an aftermath of a battle between you and Raul, that's why I just took the advantage. I didn't know that you didn't really have anything to do with it.Ah no problem, probably I would've given you back the position* but of course I wasn't expecting you to do that. So the reason was that you had touched a wall, ok, I hadn't noticed it, that's why I had thought about the previous crash. All clear now
*normally I do it only if the other driver was unlucky and immediately is very close behind me; otherwise, no. But this is too much fair play, not the best example. Too soft of me, to be honest haha
I will be more careful next time. Regards!
I simply use the data I get from AC after I have done two laps in practice. The fuel tab in the setup menu then gives you how many laps you can do with the current setting of the amount of fuel.Thanks for your hints about fuel calculation. To be honest I was easy going and check in content manager how many laps it would be in the race with AI, but I did not take into account that AI is slower than aliens here
Hola Raul!
I can't remember quite well the first incident, just that I thought I was doing a normal move in the last turn and being a bit faster in that moment. Is it possible that your last turn was a bit weird, going too wide? Anyway, as I was behind you, I felt I had to wait for you because it was very likely that the crash was mostly my fault. A shame because we both were capable of top 10 and that has destroyed everything. Sorry for that if I was at fault, I should have reacted faster
Regarding the second incident, I guess you made a mistake in the first esses, I couldn't dodge you because you were crossed in the middle of the path (a 1-car width path
No luck, bad decisions and near 0 practice. Of course, default setup (first laps of qualy with 3psi under the optimal
Have a nice end of week!! See you soon
The second one at the Dipper was due to a previous incident, an orange Mazda and a black Abarth collided and slowed down, blocking the bend, so I had to hit the brakes hard to avoid crashing into them... I barely managed but, like I said, I couldn't avoid hitting the wall and spinning, reason why I was perpendicular to the road. Thanks for trying to get me straightened up, it helped at the end but then Mika got past and couldn't avoid scratching my paint... a typical Bathurst-style racing incident so, no worries guys.
